CT 2017, Match 10: England v Australia - Statistical Preview

In the final game of the Group A in the Champions Trophy 2017, Australia will be facing a virtual knockout situation against the home side England at the Birmingham, which has been the most unlucky venue for Australia over the last 15 years. The equation is simple for Australia as they need to win this game to qualify for the semis. In case if they lose or it is a washout or the game ends in a tie, Bangladesh will be through ahead of them along with England from Group A.

Ahead of the game, we look at some of the key numbers and records related to the game.

0 – Number of Champions Trophy matches Australia have won since winning the final in 2009 edition. They have featured in 5 games since then with 3 ending in washouts. They lost two other games.

3 – Number of times Steven Smith has been dismissed by Adil Rashid in ODIs. Smith has scored 33 runs in 36 balls against Rashid in this format.

4 – Number of times England and Australia faced each other in the Champions Trophy; both the teams won two games each. England’s wins over Australia in CT came at Birmingham, which will be hosting this game.

5 – Number of times England have defeated Australia in ODIs at Birmingham. Both the teams faced 10 times at the venue with Australia winning 3 games and other two ending without a result.

11 – Number of times England and Australia faced each other in the ICC ODI events; Australia won 7 while England won 4. However, England 3 out of the 4 times both the teams played on England soil in the ICC ODI events.

11 – Number of consecutive games in International cricket for Australia without a win at the Birmingham. All these 11 games are after their innings win at the venue in Ashes, 2001. They lost 6 of the 11 games while 4 ended as a washout and one in a draw. Besides these 11 games, one ODI which was slated to be played by Australia was abandoned even before the toss in 2012.

17.66 – Joe Root’s batting average against Australia in ODIs; his lowest against any Test playing nation. Joe Root has scored 212 runs in 12 innings against Australia with 2 fifties.

51 – Number of ODI wins for England over Australia; the most for them against any team. England have lost 80 times in ODI cricket to Australia which is also the most for them against any team.

137.21 – Glenn Maxwell’s batting strike-rate against Adil Rashid in ODI cricket. Maxwell has scored 59 runs in 43 balls but has been never dismissed by Rashid.

1478 – Runs scored by Eoin Morgan in the ODIs against Australia; the most by any England player against Australia in ODIs. His tally is the 2nd highest behind Ricky Ponting’s 1598 in Australia-England ODIs.